EP1100085A3 - Disk cartridge device - Google Patents

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EP1100085A3
EP1100085A3 EP00403109A EP00403109A EP1100085A3 EP 1100085 A3 EP1100085 A3 EP 1100085A3 EP 00403109 A EP00403109 A EP 00403109A EP 00403109 A EP00403109 A EP 00403109A EP 1100085 A3 EP1100085 A3 EP 1100085A3
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disk
positioning
disk cartridge
cartridge
cartridges
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French (fr)
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EP1100085B1 (en
EP1100085A2 (en
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Yotaro c/o Sony Corporation Sanada
Yoshio c/o Sony Corporation Kusui
Naohiro c/o Sony Corporation Netsu
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
    • G11B17/05—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
    • G11B17/053—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means
    • G11B17/054—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means with pivoting loading means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02—Details
    • G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
    • G11B17/05—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
    • G11B17/053—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means
    • G11B17/054—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means with pivoting loading means
    • G11B17/0545—Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means with pivoting loading means adapted for discs of different sizes

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  • Feeding And Guiding Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Automatic Disk Changers (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Valve Device For Special Equipments (AREA)
  • Water Treatment By Sorption (AREA)

Abstract

A disk cartridge device capable of selectively positioning and mounting a plurality of kinds of disk cartridges having different sizes onto a recording and reproducing device without troubles.
First and second (12) disk cartridges including disks having different disk diameters each stored in cartridge housings having different sizes, a cassette compartment (25) for selectively mounting the first and second disk cartridges, a pair of positioning pins (28, 29) having bases (26, 27) for determining the height for positioning the first disk cartridge onto the cassette compartment, a pair of positioning pins (32, 33) having bases (30, 31) for determining the height for positioning the second disk cartridge (12), and pairs of positioning holes (20, 21) and on one surface of the first and second disk cartridges, respectively, are provided, wherein the position of the positioning holes (20, 21) of the second disk cartridge (12) is disposed outside the disk (5) circumference of the first disk cartridge.
EP00403109A 1999-11-12 2000-11-09 Disk cartridge device Expired - Lifetime EP1100085B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP32322799 1999-11-12
JP32322799A JP2001143356A (en) 1999-11-12 1999-11-12 Disk cartridge device

Publications (3)

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EP1100085A2 EP1100085A2 (en) 2001-05-16
EP1100085A3 true EP1100085A3 (en) 2002-05-02
EP1100085B1 EP1100085B1 (en) 2007-01-24

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EP00403109A Expired - Lifetime EP1100085B1 (en) 1999-11-12 2000-11-09 Disk cartridge device

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US (1) US6700851B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1100085B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001143356A (en)
KR (1) KR100688315B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1205611C (en)
AT (1) ATE352841T1 (en)
AU (1) AU779968B2 (en)
BR (1) BR0005337A (en)
CA (1) CA2325302A1 (en)
DE (1) DE60033111T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2278584T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1040313A1 (en)
ID (1) ID28391A (en)
MX (1) MXPA00011044A (en)
MY (1) MY130466A (en)
SG (1) SG92756A1 (en)
TW (1) TW505913B (en)

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JP2001143356A (en) * 1999-11-12 2001-05-25 Sony Corp Disk cartridge device
JP2001143427A (en) * 1999-11-12 2001-05-25 Sony Corp Disk cartridge device
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US20030048732A1 (en) * 2001-09-13 2003-03-13 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Disk drive
JP2003091917A (en) 2001-09-18 2003-03-28 Sony Corp Disk drive device
CN103106906A (en) * 2011-11-15 2013-05-15 飞利浦建兴数位科技股份有限公司 Optical drive

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JP2001143427A (en) * 1999-11-12 2001-05-25 Sony Corp Disk cartridge device
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DE3202876A1 (en) * 1982-01-29 1983-08-11 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Playback apparatus for a recording medium in disc form
EP0576253A2 (en) * 1992-06-23 1993-12-29 Sony Corporation Disc loading device
US5812511A (en) * 1993-09-29 1998-09-22 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Disk recording and reproducing apparatus
JPH08167215A (en) * 1994-12-12 1996-06-25 Sony Corp Disk reproducing device
EP0779618A1 (en) * 1995-12-15 1997-06-18 Fujitsu Limited Optical disk apparatus

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SG92756A1 (en) 2002-11-19
AU779968B2 (en) 2005-02-24
EP1100085B1 (en) 2007-01-24
DE60033111T2 (en) 2007-11-15
KR20010051601A (en) 2001-06-25
JP2001143356A (en) 2001-05-25
HK1040313A1 (en) 2002-05-31
ID28391A (en) 2001-05-17
MXPA00011044A (en) 2003-04-25
CN1205611C (en) 2005-06-08
AU7147000A (en) 2001-05-17
KR100688315B1 (en) 2007-02-28
US6700851B1 (en) 2004-03-02
MY130466A (en) 2007-06-29
BR0005337A (en) 2001-07-03
CA2325302A1 (en) 2001-05-12
DE60033111D1 (en) 2007-03-15
CN1306274A (en) 2001-08-01
ES2278584T3 (en) 2007-08-16
EP1100085A2 (en) 2001-05-16
ATE352841T1 (en) 2007-02-15

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